The Washington bee., 1887-06-04

1929 N st.
Mr.. John Quander, has been
elected to represent Charles Sum-
ner Post, q. A. r., on the Hall
committee.
Mr.. E. Richardson, late of the
Quarter masters Dept, was buried
last Sabbath afternoon. Many
OF his friends attt nded the
funeral.
Two communicating furnished
rooms and board for gentlemen
and wife, on second floor. Perma.
nent if suited. Address s. E. NJ,
BEE office.
Mr.. Geo. A. Browne, has return
ed home from school and will take
his old place at his case i'm the BEE
office. Mr.. Browne is heartily vel.
coined by his many friends.
Miss A. Matthews will leave on
the Goth inst. for Rehoboth Beach
Delaware where she will spend
the summer. Will also let her front
rooom down stairs to a gentleman.
Terms eight dollars and use Of
piano.
Mr., Frank Dorsey, wife and
! daughter, Miss Ida, were in the
city last week. Mrs. E. G. Dor
sey, is the proprietress of a
first class summer resort in New
jersey. Her cottage is at Spring
Lake. n. j. They eside at No.
500 19 ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
At the commencement exer-
cises of the state University,
Louisville, KY, the following
honorary degrees were conferred:
Rev. James Poindexter, Colum>
bus, o, Rev. r. S. Baptist,
South Evanston, ILL.,, Rev. D. A
Gaddis, Louisville, KY, ID. d.;
Rev. Rufus L. Perry, editor of
the "National Monitor" Brook
lyn, n. Y, Ph. D; Hon. Geo. w.
Williams, Washington, d, c., L,
L. ID.
The closing exercises of the
Normal and Preparatory depart
ment OF Howard University, took
place in the College chapel last
Wednesday eve'g. A large and
intelligent crowd greeted the
graduates. The exercises were of
the customary order on such oc-
casions, being orations ana essays,
but they were we'll written and
well deliver, d. The music was
good and the entire program was
thoroughly enjoyable. Especial
mention is MADE of Miss Hill, the
only young lady who spoke. She
read an essay "Silent influences, /"
and delivered the valedictory of
her class in a manner that was
highly pleasing and credltable.
Miss Briggs and Prof. Cummings,
the principals ofthe Normal and
Preparatory departments, re
spectively, have every reason to
feel proud of the classes that grad
uated last Wednesday night.
The Prestestant Episcopal church
commission to work among the
colored people, which was created
by the general convention of the
2. E. Church last October, met
Wednesday afernoon at the St.
Mary's Mission Hall on Twenty
third street between u. aud II.
Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky acted
as chairman; aud Mr.. j. G. Bran
croft Davis, of this city, was sec.
retary. Other members of the com
mission present were Bishop Paret
of Maryland; Bishop Weed, OF
Florida; Rev. DIR. j. II. EccIesron,
of Baltimore; Rev. c. B. Perry, OF
Baltimore; Rev. ]. B. Cook OF
Louisville, and Mr.. John A. King,
Of New York.
The committee appointed at the
first st cion of the committee sub
rnitted their report upon the relig-
ious condition of the colored peo-
pie. The south has given the
greatest attention, and the COM
mittees were unanimous in recon-
mending vigorous efforts for the
religious education of the colorel
people of that section of the coun-
try. There are many ways in which
this work can be helped, an i'm
portant one being helping poor
congregations to build suitable plces
of worship ThiScommission has en-
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